Order from Chaos

Here at the Brave Astronaut launchpad, we are always on the lookout for things to do with chicken. It is a staple (although LBA has develop...

Of all the Presidents we have had, it's possible that Thomas Jefferson is my favorite. And the Jefferson Memorial is one of my favorit...

Mom with LBA on his baptism and her 75th birthday, March 2005 Today would have been my mother's 80th birthday. She was an OK cook, very...

Mrs. BA has been immersed for the past several months in an endeavor that will come to a head tomorrow night - an auction to benefit the day...

This blog was becoming a recipe only blog. I have been away too long. But [some things I have been thinking about and just not getting aro...

Wednesday is St. Patrick's Day. People all over will dive into green beer, green bagels and other items that are not normally green. M...

I'll never turn down a good apple tart / skillet cake. But my wife's apple cake still takes the cake, so to speak. This recipe co...

Meatloaf for me is a reminder of my youth. As I have said before, my mother's meatloaf was a very easy concoction of meat, bread crumbs...

Thanks to Scott (again!) for posting this recipe on his blog - Peanut Butter Balls . It of course, reminded me of those vintage commercials...

SoBA has a thing for eggs. He will eat four at a time. The other morning when it was my morning to sleep in - I could hear the insistent c...

Has anyone noticed there's a little snow outside . . . still? The Brave Astronaut launchpad was the site of an impromptu playdate yest...

There's a rumor afoot that we will whip up some White Bean Chicken Chili for tonight to ward off the snow and cold. But perhaps this co...

So here we are. Sunday night and the temperatures are down in the single digits. It likely due to the HUGE amount of snow cover out there....

The final season of Lost returns tonight. Here's a little something to get you ready for the season premiere. Borrowing from 24, here ...

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day and also Candlemas Day . So be sure to fire up those crepe pans and make some yummy goodness to ward off poverty....

As many of you know, Friday nights at the Brave Astronaut Launch Pad is Movie Night for LBA. Tonight however, I am at Ford's Theatre , ...

I love mashed potatoes, but even these might be a little much for me. These came up in a discussion over potatoes at Thanksgiving. Mamaw...

One year ago, I trudged out into the cold frosty morning here in Washington, DC to be a part of history, at the inauguration of Barack Obama...

Today is the first Federal holiday of 2010, set aside to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. Perhaps this recipe might show up on the table for...

It's another lazy Saturday here at the Brave Astronaut launchpad. Mrs. BA went off this morning to do some work at the Library of Congr...